HM Treasury

ECOFIN: 11 July 2017

lord bates: My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 11 July 2017. The UK will be represented by Sir Tim Barrow (Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union). European Finance Ministers will discuss the following items:Early morning sessionThe Eurogroup President will brief ministers on the outcomes of the 10 July meeting of the Eurogroup, and ministers will discuss the current economic situation.Current financial service legislative proposalsThe Council Presidency will provide an update on current legislative proposals in the field of financial services.Mandatory disclosure rulesThe Commission will give a presentation on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive regarding the mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements.Presentation of the work programme of the Estonian Presidency The new Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will present their work programme for the next six months period. The Council will exchange views on the work programme.Commission Mid-Term Review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan The Council will be asked to endorse Council conclusions on the Mid-Term Review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan.Non-Performing LoansECOFIN will hold an exchange of views on policy responses to the Non-Performing Loans situation. The Council will also be asked to endorse Council conclusions.


This statement has also been made in the House of Commons: 
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Ministry of Defence

Chemical Weapons Convention - Annual Statement of UK Protective Programme

earl howe: The UK's chemical protection programme is designed to protect against the use of chemical weapons. Such a programme is permitted by the Chemical Weapons Convention, with which the United Kingdom is fully compliant. Under the terms of the Convention, we are required to provide information annually to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. In accordance with the Government's commitment to openness, I am placing a copy of the summary that has been provided to the Organisation outlining the UK's chemical protection programme in 2016 in the Library of the House.

Cabinet Office

Handling Members' Correspondence in 2016

lord young of cookham: The First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am today publishing a report on the performance of Departments and Agencies on handling correspondence from Members and Peers during the calendar year 2016. Details are set out in the table below. Correspondence statistics for 2015 can be found on 21 July 2016, Volume 613 (HCWS118).Departmental figures are based on substantive replies unless otherwise indicated. The footnotes to the table provide general background information on how the figures have been compiled.



Correspondence Table 2016
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